WCOOP-34-H: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller], $3M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

08-29-2021 23:24 UTC

Grafton Runs Fives Into Cowboys

Jason Glatzer

Level 17 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

Sam "SamSquid" Grafton opened for 50,000 from the hijack. Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha three-bet to 152,500 from the cutoff. Grafton jammed for 703,750 and Padilha called.

Sam "SamSquid" Grafton:
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha:

The board didn't help Grafton and he was eliminated in 23rd place. Eliminated just before him at another table was Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak leaving just 22 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha	1,867,455 186,375	186,375
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton	Busted
Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak	Busted

Level: 18

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,750

08-29-2021 23:28 UTC

Pye Runs a Full House into a Royal Flush

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Jason Glatzer

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye was just eliminated In what might have been the craziest runout of the day.

Pye jammed for 251,309 from middle position. "EzzaEvz1991" three-bet jammed for 724,326 from one seat over and the rest of the table folded.

Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye:
"EzzaEvz1991":

Pye nailed two pair on the flop and had his opponent drawing to one out to a royal flush after improving to a full house on the turn.

As fate would have it, the spiked the river to give "EzzaEvz1991" a royal flush and Pye was eliminated short of the money in a very brutal fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
EzzaEvz1991	1,039,135 546,109	546,109
Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye	Busted

08-29-2021 23:32 UTC

Rolle on the Rail After Running Into Cowboys

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Jason Glatzer

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

It has been three PokerStars Ambassadors eliminated in a row leaving none left in the field after Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle was eliminated as follows.

Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas opened for 60,000 from the lojack. "CrazyLissy" called from the cutoff before Rolle three-bet jammed for 723,306 from the button. Bujtas called and "CrazyLissy" folded.

Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle:
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas:

Rolle's ace-jack didn't improve on the board to exit the Super High Roller in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas	2,279,288 2,279,288	2,279,288
CrazyLissy	1,415,166 330,208	330,208
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle	Busted

08-29-2021 23:34 UTC

Trips for Beresford

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Jason Glatzer

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

"mickesch777" jammed for 194,618 from early position and was called by Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford from the big blind.

"mickesch777":
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford:

Beresford improved to trips on the board to eliminate "mickesch777" in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford	994,660 433,382	433,382
mickesch777	Busted

08-29-2021 23:37 UTC

Bujtas Ousts Muehloecker on a Bad Beat

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Jason Glatzer

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker completed the blinds from the small blind. Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas raised to 90,000 from the big blind and Muehloecker called.

Muehloecker check-jammed from 60,000 to 470,263 and Bujtas called.

Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker:
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas:

Muehloecker was far ahead but fell far behind after Bujtas improved to trips on the turn. The river didn't help Muehloecker and he was ousted in 19th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas	2,985,801 706,513	706,513
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski	2,659,288 1,542,144	1,542,144

Sintoras	2,466,978 390,475	390,475
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha	2,389,890 522,435	522,435
kZhh	2,351,471 418,185	418,185
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker	Busted

08-29-2021 23:45 UTC

Volkmann Dusts Off His Short Stack to Bonomo

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Jason Glatzer

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Bruno "great dant" Volkmann was down to just three big blinds. He jammed them in from the cutoff only to get called by Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo from the button.

Bruno "great dant" Volkmann:
Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo:

The runout didn't connect with Volkmann's hand and he was eliminated in 18th place. The action went hand-for-hand for the rest of the day with 17 players remaining and 15 advancing in the money to Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski	2,591,788 67,500	67,500

Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	2,155,284 363,989	363,989
Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo	2,078,585 830,061	830,061
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs	1,538,161 315,000	315,000
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford	894,910 99,750	99,750
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann	Busted

Level: 19

Blinds: 17,500/35,000

Ante: 4,500

08-29-2021 23:55 UTC

Seventh Break

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Jason Glatzer

Level 19 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

The Super High Roller is on its seventh short break.

08-29-2021 23:58 UTC

Full Chip Counts at Break (17 Players Remaining)

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Jason Glatzer

Level 19 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski	2,861,038 269,250	269,250

Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas	2,776,051 209,750	209,750
kZhh	2,697,221 345,750	345,750
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha	2,466,640 76,750	76,750
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos	2,278,213 1,495,810	1,495,810
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	2,228,284 73,000	73,000
Sintoras	2,217,728 249,250	249,250
Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo	2,014,085 64,500	64,500
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	1,988,229 508,450	508,450
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs	1,612,411 74,250	74,250
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	1,266,616 617,558	617,558
CrazyLissy	1,196,916 218,250	218,250
Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen	1,154,730 287,018	287,018
Mike "SirWatts" Watson	770,457 206,750	206,750
spaise411	617,086 437,250	437,250
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford	542,910 352,000	352,000
EzzaEvz1991	311,385 727,750	727,750